THE GREAT RETURN
THE ENGLISH COMMUNITIES IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE
AND THEIR REPATRIATION
1793 & 1794


Originally published
by the English Benedictine History Commission
and the South Western Catholic History Society
1994

 

M. Richards, 1789: Spirituality of the French Church

Before the Revolution. Includes bibliography

A.Bellenger, The English Foundations in France and the Low Countries and the impact of the French Revolution

The various establishments, the French church context, the experiences of St Gregory's, Douai

G. Scott, English Benedictines and the Revolution: The Case of Dom John Turner (1765-1844) Guardsman and Grammarian

The monk who joined the Revolution but ended on a Yorkshire mission

M.Gregory, The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the French Revolution

The Bar Convent in York acted as a refuge and point of support for refugee religious

M.Murray-Sinclair, Hammersmith: A Bridge

The Dunkirk nuns borrow the IBVM convent in London before settling at Teignmouth in 1863

M.O'Halloran, Migration to Stonyhurst

From Fr John Laurenson's account, with known details of individual priests and students

D.Milburn, The End of Douai College

Bishop Gibson and the settlement at Ushaw, with details about individuals


Additional links

EBCH home page English Benedictine history

Recusant history Catholic England & Wales 1550-1850 and later